SC - non-member submission - daughter said with all the autho rity of Julia child that I should add a
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Tue Nov 21 13:33:22 PST 2000
It is usually one of the ingredients in baking powder, providing an acid to
help boost the action.
Bear
> Cream of Tartar is tartaric acid. It would have the same tenderizing
> effect, in all liklihood, as the lemon
> juice or vinegar. Cream of tartar is also added to egg whites to
> increase volumn by denaturing the proteins,
> making them easier to recombine in strands that will trap the air.
>
> niccolo difrancesco
> (it's also one of the acids in acid blend sold for brewing
> and vintning)
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